2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 362.20
Retinopathy of prematurity, unspecified
- bilateral retinopathy typically occurring in premature infants treated with high concentrations of oxygen; characterized by vascular dilation, proliferation, and tortuosity, edema, and retinal detachment with ultimate conversion of the retina into a fibrous mass; usually growth of the eye is arrested and may result in microophthalmia; blindness may occur.
- ICD-9-CM 362.20 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
362.20 Alternative Terminology
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Convert 362.20 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 362.20:
of prematurity 
cicatricial 
